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Will be immensely precious for the Buddhadharma in the dark age.<br> | Will be immensely precious for the Buddhadharma in the dark age.<br> | ||
Profound and extensive, they will shine further than the light of the sun. [RY] | Profound and extensive, they will shine further than the light of the sun. [RY] | ||
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Seven transmissions (bka' babs bdun): canonical lineage, revealed treasure, rediscovered treasure, mind treasure, recollection, pure vision and hearing lineage.
- Oral tradition (bka' ma) the early translated Tripitaka and tantras passed on unbrokenly from master to disciple;
- Earth Treasure (sa gter), revealed by the tertön;
- Rediscovered Treasure (yang gter), revealed for the second time from an past treasure;
- Mind Treasure (dgongs gter), revealed from the mind of the guru;
- Hearing Lineage (snyan brgyud), received directly from an enlightened being;
- Pure Vision (dag snang), received in a pure experience; and
- Recollection (rjes dran), remembrance from a former life [RY]
The seven transmissions. They are mentioned like this:
The unbroken oral tradition from person to person,
The profound treasures themselves, and mind termas,
Rediscovered treasures, the termas of recollection,
Pure visions, and the hearing lineage;
The rivers of these seven transmissions
Will be immensely precious for the Buddhadharma in the dark age.
Profound and extensive, they will shine further than the light of the sun. [RY]